Release Date: December 7, 2016
A three-dimensional adventure game funded via Kickstarter, and a debut production from the Irish studio BillyGoat Entertainment. Her Majesty’s Spiffing is a humorous story taking place in modern times. The Queen of Great Britain has decided to add new lands to the empire, but the modern times don’t allow a simple conquest of the neighboring countries anymore.
Her Majesty’s Spliffing is a 3D adventure game Kickstarted in 2014. The game, released for PS4, SWITCH and etc. was developed by BillyGoat Entertainment, a small Irish studio, for which Her Majesty… is the first bigger project.
The story of Her Majesty’s Spiffing has a rather humoristic shading. After the events of 2016, and the escalation of isolationist policy, The Queen of the United Kingdom has expressed the wish to join new lands to the empire. However, the current times doesn’t allow a simple conquest of the neighboring countries. As a result, the Queen has divided her attention to star systems, and created Special Planetary Investigative Force for Inhabiting New Galaxies, an organization which prepares for a first British manned space travel. The stakes are high – the Queen wants to create Galactic British Empire.
Her Majesty’s Spiffing was inspired by classic adventure games, which shouldn’t be a surprise, considering that the developers themselves told that they were inspired by games from Tim Shafer, Ron Gilbert, Gary Winnick, or Dave Grossman. As a result, the game mainly focuses around visiting new locations in search of items that are necessary to solve the encountered problems. Additionally, the plot of the game is pushed forward through dialogues elicited by the characters, while the players are going to have to solve a simple minigame from time to time.
The game is a light-hearted title, so the humoristic gameplay is complemented by funny, cartoonish visual style. The developers have done their homework, introducing varied and detailed sceneries and locations.
Platforms:
PC Windows December 7, 2016
PlayStation 4 December 13, 2016
Xbox One December 7, 2016
Nintendo Switch February 1, 2018
Developer: BillyGoat Entertainment
Publisher: BillyGoat Entertainment
System Requirements for Her Majesty's Spiffing Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core i3 3.7 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 512 MB GeForce 9500 or better, 4 GB HDD, Windows 7.
Game Ratings for Her Majesty's Spiffing Video Game.
SwitchWatch: 75 / 100 by Jordan Humphries
Overall, Her Majesty’s SPIFFING is a pretty harmless game. It’s a simple way to spend a couple of hours if you want to sit back with a coffee and maybe have a few chuckles at the ridiculousness of it all. Even if it’s playing hugely on British stereotypes it’s very inoffensive. If you’re not into the genre then you’ll probably find the slow-paced nature of puzzle solving a bit of a bore, but adventure fans will lap this up I’m sure, especially if you’re British. It’s a shame it’s not a little longer and it will be a while before we get to see the second and third episodes in the series but you can’t expect so much from such a small developer and I find it impressive they pulled off such a well-presented package to rival other, bigger publishers.
Xbox Achievements: 75 / 100 by Richard Walker
Who'd have thought that a game ostensibly about Brexit could not only be so funny, but also provide a selection of clever puzzles to boot? Her Majesty's SPIFFING is all of these things and therefore an adventure game you should most certainly play, if only for a little bit of levity with which to see out 2016.
TrueAchievements: 4 / 5 by Rebecca Smith
Her Majesty's SPIFFING is a very British point & click title where humour is the priority. With digs at the game's cast, the British and even the genre itself, the game doesn't hold back. The puzzles challenge players without being overcomplicated and the game manages to mix humour and decent gameplay that will appeal to most players, even if some of the British humour will be lost on players from other regions.
Average score from votes.
![[1:15] launch trailer](https://cdn.gracza.pl/galeria/filmy/640x360/346616609.jpg)
